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Public Fire Service Water Charges – On the Water Bill or on the Tax Roll?
August 16, 2012Guest author Susan Ancel is the Director of Water Distribution and Transmission with EPCOR Water Services Inc. Recently, EPCOR Water Services Inc. (EPCOR) (in conjunction with its … Read More about Public Fire Service Water Charges – On the Water Bill or on the Tax Roll?
Drinking Water & WastewaterApplying the Revenueshed Concept: Watershed Protection in a North Carolina River Basin
August 7, 2012The above graphic illustrates one of the main challenges of watershed protection: jurisdictional and watershed boundaries rarely align. This issue generates questions about who is responsible for, and who should … Read More about Applying the Revenueshed Concept: Watershed Protection in a North Carolina River Basin
General Information, Watersheds, Wetlands & StormwaterThe Success Story of One Water Utility’s Financial Policies
August 1, 2012Guest author Peiffer Brandt is Chief Operating Officer at Raftelis Financial Consultants. “With our concerted conservation efforts, our focus on local water supply development, and the recession . . . we’re … Read More about The Success Story of One Water Utility’s Financial Policies
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, General InformationAll A-board! Strategies to Get Your Board on Track with Financial Policies
July 17, 2012Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer for the Environmental Finance Center and Project Manager for the Water Research Foundation Project. Making the way to financial sustainability can feel like … Read More about All A-board! Strategies to Get Your Board on Track with Financial Policies
Drinking Water & WastewaterBig Power: Duke Energy’s Progress
July 12, 2012Casey Wichman is an Environmental Economics Analyst with the Environmental Finance Center. In case you haven’t heard, the merger between Duke and Progress energy was approved, making it the largest … Read More about Big Power: Duke Energy’s Progress
Energy, Financial BenchmarkingWhy Energy Efficiency Matters
July 12, 2012Michael Chasnow is a Finance Analyst with the Environmental Finance Center. At the EFC, we do a lot of work on energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE) lending programs — … Read More about Why Energy Efficiency Matters
Energy, General InformationPeakSet Base: A Pricing Model for Utility Revenue Stability and Customer Conservation
July 10, 2012Mary Tiger is the Chief Operating Officer for the Environmental Finance Center and Project Manager for “Defining a Resilient Business Model for Water Utilities” Project funded bythe Water Research Foundation. … Read More about PeakSet Base: A Pricing Model for Utility Revenue Stability and Customer Conservation
Drinking Water & Wastewater, General Information“One Oar in the Water”
July 3, 2012Daniel Kolomeets-Darovsky is an Environmental Finance Analyst with the Environmental Finance Center. stephen schiller / Free Photos Defining a resilient business model for water utilities is no easy task in … Read More about “One Oar in the Water”
Drinking Water & Wastewater, Financial Benchmarking, General Information